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Old 1st July 2009, 07:13 PM
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Is Ayu's grandma alive?

I was watching Countdown 2005-2006 and saw this:
http://secsecae.multiply.com/video/item/255

At the end of the video Ayu comes up to a woman backstage (in a private room) and hugs her saying, thank you for your hardwork, granny!'

I thought her grandma died when she was recording poker face!

Who is the woman?
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Old 1st July 2009, 07:16 PM
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she calls her granny but is not her real grandma

i heard that memorial address was dedicated to her real grandma
i think im so wrong
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Old 1st July 2009, 07:26 PM
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^I thought Memorial address was for her father D:
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Old 1st July 2009, 07:27 PM
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^yap im so wrong and
i thought a song for xx was for her dad
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Old 1st July 2009, 07:32 PM
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I was also confused about that. But perhaps she is just an old friend of the family??
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Old 1st July 2009, 07:47 PM
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I'm not sure who she but, but it's definitely not her grandma.
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Old 1st July 2009, 10:37 PM
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Her grandmother died the day she recorded poker face, didn't she? And that's why Ayu doesn't like that song and rarely performs it or something....

I know that Who... is supposed to be about her, since her grandmother practically raised her. I don't know about any other songs.
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Old 2nd July 2009, 02:25 AM
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^ I think "ever free" is also about her.

Memorial Address is definitely about her father.
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Old 2nd July 2009, 02:49 AM
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Her grandmother died the day she recorded poker face, didn't she?
Yup. Her grandmother died the day Ayu recored poker face. Ayu actually found out before going into the recording room... that must've been hard

[Source: AHS Translation of NTV Special Interview]
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Just in the morning of recording Ayu’s debut single, her grandmother left her for ever.
Before Ayu came in the recordingroom, she received this unlucky news.

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Old 2nd July 2009, 06:05 AM
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^yap im so wrong and
i thought a song for xx was for her dad
A Song for XX is for her mother i think?

really? her grandmother died when ayu was recording poker face...but then that gets me interested

every time she have a concert on april 8th...is she crying because of the fans or that it reminds her of her grandma's death?
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Old 2nd July 2009, 07:06 AM
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she probably regards the person as her grandma, hence the title 'granny' came about.
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Old 2nd July 2009, 07:09 AM
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Yup. Her grandmother died the day Ayu recored poker face. Ayu actually found out before going into the recording room... that must've been hard

[Source: AHS Translation of NTV Special Interview]
SIGH.. Ayu is a strong girl.. If it was me, i'll back down on the recording sessions...
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Old 2nd July 2009, 09:44 AM
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Her grandmother died the day she recorded poker face, didn't she? And that's why Ayu doesn't like that song and rarely performs it or something....
I remember this too
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Old 2nd July 2009, 11:03 AM
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Also, I've neve rseen it, but does she say "granny" as in the english word or in Japanese and it was just translated? In Japan it is very usual to call elderly women "granny" as a term of endearment or their social relation,, whether or not they are biologically related. (hope that makes sense, it's my bedtime )
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^ Yeah, it's the same in Chinese, I have to call people older than me sister or brother~
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Old 2nd July 2009, 11:50 AM
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yea.. i watched one Documentary on Ayu saying that ayu lost her granny the Day she got her poker face done~
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Old 3rd July 2009, 01:28 PM
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Calico and pommy are right...she's probably saying granny like American's would say Ma'am and British say Miss.
Also...I read that A Song for XX refers to Ayu's move from Fukuoka to Tokyo? But I've also heard the story about her mother...she changed the lyrics for one of the compilations, right?
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Old 3rd July 2009, 08:57 PM
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She's probably a real close friend to the family.
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Old 9th August 2020, 06:41 AM
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Just a bit of a refresh for this, the woman was not related to Ayu and is NOT her grandmother but has been seen in other videos like the "making of" for alterna serving food to the staff. I imagine she helped the staff out a lot and maybe was retiring that year perhaps?


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